A rare insight by Roelof Botha on the pressure to persuade a partnership: “After the meeting, I ... cold-called each event creator... I stayed up all night preparing so our partnership could make a decision before the weekend” buff.ly/2P1Xnw0 congrats Sequoia Capital Eventbrite

Very happy to see the first AngelPad company to IPO & 3rd ever “accelerator company” IPO: @dropbox (via Y Combinator) SendGrid (via @techstars) congrats Postmates Bastian Lehmann 🇺🇸

Congrats @coverhound @m00re on new funding. @AngelPad #2 (2012

My son (13) asked me what makes a good Founder. My response: Curiosity - /ˌkyo͝orēˈäsədē/ the strong desire to know or learn something. Ingenuity - /ˌinjəˈn(y)o͞oədē/ the quality of being clever, original & inventive. Tenacity - /təˈnasədē/ the quality of being very determined.

.carine magescas will speak VivaTech in Paris May 16th.

Read this if you still think that the #ShelterAtHome order is overkill: “How the Coronavirus Could Take Over Your Body” nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Great idea Raley's - grocery stores should offer "pre-packed" curbside essential bags: reduces social contact, stops hoarding & less staff needed. raleys.com/senior-essenti… Fairway Market Big Y Your Family Market Whole Foods Market

It's a unique time and we all have to make tough calls to help the greater good. To all the founders and "soon-to be" founders: Use this time to reflect and adjust, many of the strongest companies have been conceived or launched in difficult times.

I’m using the app HowWeFeel to help track and fight COVID-19. Download it here: get.howwefeel.org/share

Please take this survey: ⁦Stanford University⁩ University researchers studying the impact of #COVID19 - take this 5 min survey to help track the impact of the #coronavirus and understand the actions we are taking in response to #pandemic pcrt.stanford.edu/covid